*Para español por favor haga clic en "Translate” en la esquina superior al lado derecho.

Gracias por asistir a nuestras Conferencias Virtuales de Padres y Maestros. Es muy importante poder conectarnos y continuar fortaleciendo nuestras asociaciones para garantizar que nuestros estudiantes continúen creciendo y sobresaliendo. Si planea viajar para las vacaciones y tomarse días adicionales, comuníquese con la oficina y el maestro/a del aula tan pronto como pueda.

Consulte el boletín adjunto para obtener información importante.

Thank you for attending our Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences. It was great to be able to connect and continue to strengthen our partnerships to ensure our students continue to grow and excel. If you are planning to travel for the Holidays and take additional days off, please communicate with the office and classroom teacher as soon as you can.

Please see attached Newsletter for important information.

Wednesday, December 8: Virtual Parent Cafe 9:30 a.m.

Friday, December 10: Favorite Color Spirit Day $1.00 (see flyer below for more information)

Wednesday, December 15: SD 104 Family Workshop (see flyer below for more information)

Thursday, December 16: Final Day of After School Clubs until January 2022

Monday, December 20: - Wednesday, December 22: WINTER SPIRIT WEEK

(more information coming soon)

Thursday, December 23 - Wednesday, January 5: Winter Break

Thursday, January 6: Classes Resume

As a reminder, it is very important that you make sure to call the office when your child is going to be absent. Please make sure to let us know as soon as you know your child will be out. This way your child's absence can be put into the system as an excused absence.

If you prefer, you can also email our secretary, Patty at: pcalvino@sd104.us

Please remember that it is important for students to arrive to school on time.

Students should be inside the building every morning by 7:50AM (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)

8:50AM (Wednesdays)

Parents, please remember to make sure your child brings an extra face mask or two in their bookbag in case it is needed.

For everyone's safety, parents who come into the office should also be wearing a face mask. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please remember that if your child has any of the following symptoms they should NOT attend school until you have spoken to the school nurse. If your child attends school with any of the following symptoms you will be called to pick up your child immediately.

· Fever (100.4 or higher)

· New onset of moderate to severe headache

· Shortness of breath

· New cough

· Sore throat

· Vomiting

· Diarrhea

· New loss of sense of taste or smell

· Fatigue from an unknown cause

· Muscle, or body aches from and unknown cause.

If a student has had contact with a Covid positive person, they must be kept home, and the building nurse notified.

Parenting Tips: Connection Versus Correction Approach

Are you ready for a parenting tip that may change the way you correct your child’s behaviors?

Connection over correction is an approach to parenting that has to do with being able to guide your child in a positive manner without sacrificing their autonomy and individuality.

The human brain is designed to work in good relationships. Good relationships help children develop properly on the cognitive, emotional, social, behavioral, and biological level.

When you CONNECT with your child this way, CORRECTION or consequences of their behavior might not even be needed.

It is the connection between the parent and child that is central to development, not the corrections that are applied.

Click on the link to learn more!

Students who are either sent home with Covid like symptoms and are awaiting results or have tested Positive should be given work to do via Seesaw while they are out.

Students should also join Mrs. Tode who will be our Remote Learning Teacher/Facilitor on Zoom. She will not be instructing students but will be available to help with assignments or answer any questions they have.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:00AM - 10:30 AM

Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Please reach out to the office or your child's teacher for the Zoom link

Please review this months lunch menu with your child.

Check out the awesome creations our students designed for our November family STEAM challenge! So proud of all our students hard work and dedication to their learning.

You can't see it under the masks but they are smiling with joy to have won Student of the Month. Along with their certificates they received a t-shirt they can wear on Fridays.

• Your skeleton is made of more than 200 bones. Babies are born with 300 bones.

  
  

• The smallest bone in the body is in your ear.
  




• The longest bone in the body is in your leg.
  

Please remember that the previous information is for students in grades Kindergarten-4th only.

For more information about our Preschool program please contact the

Pre-School Director, Kathleen Dunn at 708-546-7151 or at kdunn@sd104.us

6021 S. 74th Ave.

Summit, IL 60501

(708) 458-7260

Webpage: https://www.sd104.us/o/graves-es

Office Hours 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.